Section 449.241 - Certification(a) Requirements.--An individual shall not function as a central service technician , and a health care facility shall not employ or otherwise contract for the services of a central service technician unless the individual has successfully passed a nationally accredited central service exam for central service technicians and holds and maintains one of the following credentials: (1) Certified registered central service technician credential.(2) Certified sterile processing and distribution technician credential.(b) Exemption.--The certification requirement under subsection (a) shall not apply to an individual who has been employed or otherwise contracted for services as a central service technician by a health care facility on or before the effective date of this act.Added by P.L. TBD 2020 No. 80, § 301, eff. 12/28/2020.